Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Bird & Bee; Flight In Formation

More DetailsIf you've followed our band a bit over the last few years, you'd have noticed that we enjoy releasing recorded music apart from our "official" records. Lots of bands do it. Its always fun for us. In the early spring of 2000, we printed an EP called 2000 A.D.D., months before our self-titled album came out. It was the first thing we'd ever done with a record label logo on it. I guess it seemed pretty special to us. Ready, set, go. We've been having a good time making Christmas records, EPs, and Acoustic releases ever since.

Meet the new EP.

Gotee signed us up for six. And for number six, we decided to release an EP, B sides, and rarities album called The Bird And The Bee Sides. The following is the track-list for the 26 songs that are going to be on the physical copy. Its everything that we could squeeze on to one disc, I promise. (the suits talked us out of doing a dual disc release) An additional, digital album will also be included with The Bird And The Bee Sides. We don't know how many songs are going to be on that yet. Again, we'll keep you posted.

The first thirteen make up The Nashville Tennis EP.

These songs are new tunes. Track six is a new version of the previously recorded song, The Thief.

The last thirteen songs have never been sold in a record store. Some have been on various EPs we've done, some are acoustic covers of album tracks, and some are demos. All of them have been remastered, and a lot of them have been remixed.The Bird And The Bee Sides.

Its going to be a cardboard digipak, the price of a normal cd, and available in stores July 1.Please pass this message on to anyone you know who might care. Please.

HUZZAH! OO-RAH! and every other exclamtion of joy! must....preorder...cd.....or....fall....over.....dead...lol i'm normallypretty calm but i cant even stay in this chair right now. scene and herd sounds wicked sick...arrgghh!!!!!!! i'm like bouncing off the walls right now. Thanks RK.

HUZZAH! OO-RAH! and every other exclamtion of joy! must....preorder...cd.....or....fall....over.....dead...lol i'm normallypretty calm but i cant even stay in this chair right now. scene and herd sounds wicked sick...arrgghh!!!!!!! i'm like bouncing off the walls right now. Thanks RK.

Oh goodness. I am going to go buy a calender and multi-colored sharpies and mark down the days. You can count on me to be outside the record store well before midnight on the last day of June. Okay, I must now proclaim the amazingness to everyone i know.

Wow.. I think you were trying for the Guiness Book of Records on the longest ep ever recorded. I think the definitions have been changed? LOL I love it, though.

Really looking forward to the acoustic version of Fallen Man.I also listened to The Scene and Herd on Myspace. I like it. I think some of that needed to be said. :) I"m also looking forward to hearing the new version of The Thief. The title sounds quite different.

I'll be preordering. I have my ticket for Warped and was wondering if any of those songs will make it on the set list.

I am extremely late in posting a comment for this (I guess that's what I get for going out and having a life...for once. xD) but I'm digging the album cover. Oh and did I mention I was insanely excited for this? I think I did but I'm sure you like to be reminded. :]

OH MY GOSH!!!I JUST HEARD THE LINING IS SILVER!!!AND IT WAS AMAZING!!!AND I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW AMAZING IT WAS!!!IT WAS INCREDIBLE!!!AND I AM SO EXCITED!!!THAT JUST MADE ME SO HAPPY!I LOVED IT!!!IT WAS SO GOOD!!!!AND I CAN'T SEEM TO STOP TYPING IN CAPS BECAUSE I AM SO EXCITED!!!!AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!I AM SO HAPPY!!!!!!!!I CAN'T STOP LISTENING TO THIS SONG!!!YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING!!!!I CAN'T GET OVER HOW AMAZING YOU ARE!!!!!AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I AM SO AMAZINGLY EXCITED!!!!!JULY FIRST WILL BE THE GREATEST DAY OF THE SUMMER!!!!!!*continues to freak out!!!!!!!!!!*

OMG! I pre-ordered it already! I cant wait!! you guys serisouly picked the best time to come out with a new cd, I seriously needed it. I have been going through alot! and when I found out my fave band was coming out with a new cd it made me forget about all the things I have been going through! thanks matt! you guys are awesome! and thanks to God and my fave band (relient k) I am getting through all this stuff. :)

Wow... haven't followed Relient K since my teenage years (so, like, eh... 4 years ago?), but reading the "Beeside" demos really makes me want to break out my Employee of the Month EP and Creepy EP.

Also, today I went to see a show at a small venue in Rochester where I saw you guys play back in 2000 or 2001. There were probably only 50-75 people there. One of my most favorite shows ever, even to this day. :-)

Relient K is just about the most amazing band ever and when I found out about this EP I just about died! I already found the first secret song [which I already had] and I can't wait for the whole CD to come out!

great to hear some cuts from the new album...been following you guys for a while....loved the show quite a few years back at King's Dominion where Dave broke 3 snare drum heads in one song...great set! your music has always been an inspiration and a good anecdote in all sorts of times...if you want to see some RK inspired "art" check it out on my blog

hey Matt! i know everybody says they are your #1 fan, but I just wanna say ur pretty high up on my hero list. i know what u've done as part of Relient K, and I am soooooo excited every time you guys put out a new album cuz i am NEVER disappointed. My birthday is ten days after your album comes out,(7/11) and so far, it's the only thing I'm begging people to get for me. So thank you for giving me something to look forward to for my 17th birthday.

Wait... there's a digital album as well? i never saw it! Where can i get it? am i missing something? AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!someone, please email me at clayisajedi@hotmail.com if you have an answer!!!!!!!!!!!AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Aboot Matthew Thiessen, eh?

A Canadian immigrant moved to Ohio in '86. He grew up small town style. He formed a band with some friends in church when he was fifteen. After High School, he toured the country with his band. He has met thousands of different people, made friends, occasionally failed attempting to not make enemies, and led an anomalous life. He's still touring, meeting people, trying to befriend them all, and leading an anomalous life. This is his blog.